Beach with Rocks and Stormy Sky
Choosing a manageable subject and simplifying a scene. Plus, suggesting a stormy sky and rocky texture.
20 min.
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Simple techniques for suggesting skies with backlit clouds. Then some ideas for adding foreground elements to your sky studies to make finished postcards. Includes suggestions for protecting postcards in the mail.
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Apr 2019: Fifty Shades of Grey—The G-Rated Version
I demonstrate some of my favorite mixtures for grey, including a secret for mixing greys to create a sense of warm light glowing behind the edges of clouds.
Sunrise Joy!
Learn to simplify the complexity of a sunrise (or sunset) to make it work for a postcard. We’ll create a variety of sunrise skies and add landscapes to turn them into finished postcards. You’ll learn about creating delicate graduated sky washes that glow with light, and capture a bit of the character of a sunrise sky without getting overwhelmed.
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Postcard Paint-Along—Dragonfly
A simple dragonfly postcard, suitable for all experience levels.
Bowl and Lemons Project
A simple still life of a glass bowl and lemons in watercolor. In this project you’ll practice laying a multi-colored wash connecting several “objects” into one large shape, and then defining the individual objects with smaller washes along their shared edges.
Another Big Project Coming Up!
Did you enjoy following along on the “giant” painting? I’m in the planning stages of another large multi-panel piece like that. We’re still working out the details, but I’m very excited to have been asked to do another one! I’ll tell you more soon, but I can tell you that I’m busy studying koi, getting…